Definitions / Explanation :

$(i)$ Leaf like stem Phylloclade

$(ii)$ Stolon

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$(i)$ Plants of dry region shed leaves for control of transpiration. So in absence of leaves, stem becomes green with chlorophyll and flat. The stem performing photosynthesis is called phylloclade.

$(ii)$ In Nephrolapis and strawberry, a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes.

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